Canopy.



El TICHENOR.

N OPY. Y 2 4. l 9 l 8 ICATI 0N FILED JUL APPL 1,- 19h.. Patented Dec.

SHEETS-SHEET l E. TICHENOR.

CANOPY.

ArmrcATloN FILED JULY 24.1918.

Patented De 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

' UNITED sTATEs .PATENT OFFICE. g y

ELLA TLCHENOR, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

To all whom t 'may concern.;

. B e it known that I, ELLA TICHENOR, a

citizenA of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Canopies, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to babycarriages and is particularlydirected to a hood or canopy therefor.

' The primary object of the invention is-to produce a canopy made up ofa-plurali-ty of arched telescopic sections, each including a framehaving a facing of wire mesh, ,means being provided whereby the sectionsmay be swung on `a commonpivot one out- Y ward or -inward of the otherso as t wholly or partly cover the carriage, 'means being also providedwhereby a tight joint is effected between the sections 'to prevent theentrance 'of insects therebetween.

' 'Ai further .object ofthe invention is to produce .a'c'anopy which maybe employed in connection-with ordinaryhoods on baby carriages,comprising a plurality of reticu` lated sectionseach connected to acommon pivot and foldable lone in the other when not in use, the outersections being provided with tabs or handles whereby the vsame may beswung outwardly or moved inwardly with :frespect to the remainingsections, when desired, means being provided for surrounding the edgesvof the sections when the latter are in their open position, to providea tight `joint between the canopy and the baby car- .riage, and meansbeing also provided for 'covering one of the reticula'ted sections.v

* l It is 4a-stillfurther object of the inventionfto produce atelescopic or fol'dable canopy'for baby carriages which shall be of asimple'bilt strong construction so that the same will not only protectthe occupant of the carriage from insects but will also serve as aprotector' fromsmall animals or from missilesl v Other objects iidadvantages'will appear as, the naturepf the invention is betterunderstood, Lref rjserice bein had to the accompanying drawings, lin wich:

Figurel isa side elevation of a baby car# riage,` provided with theimprovement;

Figi4 2-isa si'milarview showing 'one of the."

' sections oith'efhood provided with 'aremov;

able cover `or facing and the-body, ofthe."

'. carriageprovided with a continuous element- Specication of LettersPatent. Patented-DeSl, 1918. Application mea Jury 24, 191s. serial No.246,565. l

for closing the gap between the edges of the canopy and the babycarriage;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view approximately on the line 3 3 ofFig.. 2;

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view approximately on the line 4`4ofFig. 2;

Fig. -5 is a perspective view ofthe outer section;

' Fig. 6 is a similar or intermediate sections of the canop Fig. 7 is aperspective view of the abric cover or facing for the outer canopysection; Fig. 8 is a side elevation showing a fabric shield arranged toclose the joints between the body of the carriage, the hood and theperforated canopy.

view of one ofthe e'nd The body of thebaby carriage is indicated by thenumeral 1, the saine being of any ordiever, and as illustrated by thedrawings,.the

hood or canopy for the carriage body is constructed wholl ,ofreticulated Isections.

As disclose( by the drawings the canopy comprises three separatesections, the outer section, for distinction being indicated by thenumeral 2, the intermediate section by the numeral 3, and the remainingsection by the numeral 4;.

Each of lthe sections has its sides V-shaped in plan and its top archedboth transversely and longitudinally. Each of the sections includesaframe which comprises two angularly disposed arched or bowed members'4J-4', the ends of the same being connected,

but which' are gradually spaced away from each other from their saidconnected ends. Preferably the bows 4: are constructed of sheetsof metalwhichare bent'upon themselves to receive therebetween a facing ofreticulated material, such as wire mesh 5.

vThe-lapping portions of the Abows are connected ytogether toeii'ectivelyfclamp therebetween the mesh .5, but, the connecting meansis such as to, present no lugs or obstructions upon the inner faces ofthe bows.

The ends of all of the sections. areconnecte'd by c'o'rmnonl pivots 6,which may be in the nature of ordinary bolts secured. to the upper edgeson'the sides of the body 1,

ends-7;, -The rear bows of the frames for the interthe'said bolts beingengaged by .removable mediate section 3, and the inner section 4 y havean outer facing* of compressible material, which is indicated by thenumerals 8, and this material, contacting with the inner surfaces of thesections with which they are engaged provide a tight joint between thesections. r'ilso, if desired, the said sect-ions 3' and L may beprovided with means, such as lugs 9 that contact with the inner-edges ofthe outer bows of the frames of the sections in which they are foldable,to prevent said sections being Wholly removed, one from the other.

The outer bows of the frames of the sections 3 and e are provided withtabs 9, and

these tabs are in the nature of handles per- "mitting the readytelescoping or outward `movement of the section i with relation to thesection 3, and the section 3 with relation to the section 2.

The section 2 may be provided With an outer facingvvhich isv indicatedby the numeral 10, the same being preferably constructed of somesuitable textile material, and the edges of the same have embeddedtherein elastic tapes 194. The cover. or facing conforms to the shape ofthe section 2, so"

that the sides thereof are substantially V shaped, and these sides, atthe ends thereof are provided With openings 13 through Which pass thepivot bolts, While the clamping nuts contacting with the outersurface-of the cover or facing effectively retains the'ends thereof onthe canopy section 2. Y

The vbody 1 of the carriage may be sur* 1 rounded by a fabric Which isindicated by the numeral 14, the opposite edges of the y,same being1gathered for the reception of elastic tapes 15e-1,5, and themember 14 isadapted to be arranged over the edges of the canopy when the canopy isin its spread po'- sition and as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

ln Fig. 8 a fabric Wind shield 14k' is arranged between the joints ofthe ordinary pivoted hood 50 for the baby carriage, the joint'betweenthe said hood and the reticulated canopy 51 and the 'jointbetxveen thesaid hood and the body of the carriage.

Having thus described the invention, what lf claim is: 1

ln a canopy for baby carriages or the like the combination with acarriage having a pivot member extending laterally from each of thesides thereof, said canopy comprising -a plurality of telescopicsections having bowed tops and substantially V-shaped sides, each of thesides, at the apex thereof having an opening receiving the pivot membersof the carriage, nieans for securing said sections on said pivots, eachof said sections having a covering of reticulated material, compressiblemeans between the sections providing a tight joint therebetween, tabs onthe outer vedges of certain ofthe sections,a protective cover for one ofthe sections designed to be connected with 'the pivots, elastic meansfor holding such1 cover in frictional contact with vsaid section, afacing surrounding the carriage body, an elastic means onthe edges ofthe casing to hold the same against the can.

x opy When the sections thereof are in spread condition.

In testimony whereof I affixmy signature.

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